Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Week Of Anti-Abortion Movement Wins Buoys Supporters, Mobilizes Opponents
The Associated Press: Abortion Foes Cheer Series Of Advances, As Opponents Protest
From the U.S. Capitol and the White House to far-flung battlegrounds in Arizona, Iowa and elsewhere, it's been a dramatic fortnight in the debate over access to abortion and birth control. Foes of abortion celebrated a series of advances and claimed new momentum, as abortion rights supporters mounted protests to try to blunt it. Planned Parenthood, the anti-abortion movement's prime target, called it "the world's worst week for women's health." (Crary and Silber, 5/9)
KCUR: Study: Kansas And Texas Have Most Abortion Restrictions Not Based On Science
Along with Texas, Kansas leads the nation when it comes to imposing abortion restrictions not supported by scientific evidence, according to a report by a leading abortion rights organization. The Guttmacher Institute looks at 10 categories of abortion restrictions it says are not grounded in science. The analysis finds that Kansas and Texas have enacted laws in all 10 – although courts have blocked the restrictions in two of those categories: requirements that abortion clinics meet the standards for ambulatory surgical centers and that doctors have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals. (Margolies, 5/9)
The Associated Press: Delaware Senate Votes To Protect Abortion Rights
The state Senate has narrowly passed a bill to ensure abortion remains legal in Delaware if the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade is ever overturned. The bill, approved Tuesday and sent to the House, revises Delaware’s current abortion law, which is still on the books despite being superseded by federal law. (Chase, 5/9)
Iowa Public Radio: Injunction Extended, Further Suspending New Mandate For Three-Day Waiting Period Before Abortion
The Iowa Supreme Court has extended a temporary injunction that suspends part of a new law that mandates a three-day waiting period before an abortion. When Planned Parenthood and the ACLU first asked for the injunction last week, they argued that the Iowa Department of Public Health had not yet developed certain materials which the new law mandates women be provided before having an abortion. (Boden, 5/9)
